LETTER: We need to reverse the assault on our Constitution

From everything I can read in the Constitution and in court rulings about executive privilege, it appears that any privilege taken by any president is only theirs if we allow him to take it.

Nothing in our Constitution gives authority for such privileges. Even though presidents in the past took actions considered privileged, the actions were allowed by Congress mainly related to defense secrets.

Since all three branches of our government are supposed to co-exist on level grounds of equal power, the question becomes, how can either branch disregard the Constitution without disrupting the power of the other branches?

It appears now that everything predicted by true conservatives related to President Obama was correct. The president’s actions with health care, gun control, overtaxing the wealthy, etc., fall right in line with the movie “Obama’s America 2016.”

Funny, but it also appears that Mitt Romney was right about the 47 percent who believed in and are getting freebies from the government. Those freebies include welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, free phones, free transportation, housing assistance, free birth control, etc. I should point out that Social Security and Medicare are the only “true” entitlements since they were, in most part, paid for by the individuals receiving them.

The next question is, why has President Obama been allowed to issue so many executive orders, especially ones that appear to circumvent the Constitution? Has our Congress become so weak and timid that they are afraid to take action? Or, have they become so corrupted there is no longer any concern for the people they supposedly represent? Or, perhaps, it is a combination of both?

We, the people, have to demand that our rights not be toyed with and we have to demand swift action from our representatives. And, if they are unwilling or unable to stop the assault on our Constitution, we must ourselves take actions as necessary to reverse the deterioration of our government. The problems we face are many but they are still correctable. There is, however, a point of no return, and we are marching steadily toward that point.

I can almost hear the question now: “What can I do?” You can get in touch with your federal and state representatives and let them know that they must stop the onslaught against our Constitution, and that they must come up with legislation to require a balanced budget by cutting out wasteful spending, including the extravagant costs of running their offices and their travel budgets.

If that doesn’t work, we band together to face them in Washington, D.C. There are no other choices. Protecting our Constitution is not treason, but holding it hostage and ignoring its power is. President Obama keeps saying, “If they want to have that conversation, we can.”

Let’s say, Mr. President, our voices trump yours.

Beauford Burton Kings Mountain

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